EFFECTS OF TWO PAİN MANAGEMENT EDUCATİON METHODS DURİNG HEEL PRİCK PROCEDURES ON MATERNAL ANXİETY AND NEONATAL PAİN

The aim of this research is to evaluate the effects of two different methods of education (verbal instruction + written brochure and verbal instruction + AI-assisted video presentation) given to new mothers on neonatal pain management, their use of non-pharmacological methods, anxiety levels, and neonatal pain, and to examine the relationship between them. Research Questions Do two different pain management education methods affect mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods? Do two different pain management education methods affect mothers' anxiety levels? Do two different pain management education methods affect neonatal pain during heel prick procedures? Is there a difference between verbal instruction combined with a written brochure and verbal instruction combined with video demonstration in terms of mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods? Is there a difference between verbal instruction combined with a written brochure and verbal instruction combined with video demonstration in terms of maternal anxiety levels? Is there a difference between verbal instruction combined with a written brochure and verbal instruction combined with video demonstration in terms of neonatal pain during heel prick procedures? Is there a relationship between mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods and their anxiety levels? Is there a relationship between mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods and neonatal pain levels?

Inclusion Criteria: Being 19 years of age or older Being a primiparous mother Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study Not having a psychiatric diagnosis Having a healthy term newborn baby (born at 38-42 gestational weeks) Having a blood sample taken for the Guthrie screening test Exclusion Criteria: Lack of Turkish reading and comprehension skills in the participant Incomplete completion of the survey form Having a baby with a congenital anomaly Having received any analgesia before the procedure Refusal to have a blood sample taken for the Guthrie screening test History of the baby staying in intensive care